Beach Hazards Statement 5, NWS Wilmington, NC

Issued

Aug 3, 2015, 5:24 AM EDT (09:24 UTC)

In effect from

Aug 3, 2015, 6:00 AM EDT

Expired

Aug 3, 2015, 8:00 PM EDT

In force

14 hr

Issued by

NWS Wilmington, NC

Counties New Hanover County, NC, Pender County, NC, Georgetown County, SC, Horry County, SC

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

267 
WHUS42 KILM 030924
CFWILM

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
524 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2015


SCZ054-040000-
/O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0005.150803T1000Z-150804T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0009.150803T1000Z-150804T0000Z/
COASTAL HORRY-
524 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. A HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS
IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...FOR THE HORRY COUNTY BEACHES NORTH OF MYRTLE BEACH

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. 

* SURF HEIGHT...AROUND 4 FEET

* TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 445 PM...WITH THE
  HIGHEST RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TYPICALLY OCCURRING IN A 4 HOUR
  WINDOW CENTERED AT LOW TIDE.

* OTHER HAZARDS...THERE WILL BE A STRONG SOUTH TO NORTH LONGSHORE
  CURRENT DEVELOPING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-
THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN
IN OR NEAR THE WATER.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS
ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES
AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND
SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...
DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF
YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND
BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY
AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. 

&&

$$

NCZ106-108-SCZ056-040000-
/O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0005.150803T1000Z-150804T0000Z/
COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
524 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

THERE WILL BE A STRONG SOUTH TO NORTH LONGSHORE CURRENT DEVELOPING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-
THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN
IN OR NEAR THE WATER.

&&

$$

NCZ110-040000-
/O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0009.150803T1000Z-150804T0000Z/
COASTAL BRUNSWICK-
524 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...ALL BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 5 FEET.

* TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 5 PM...WITH THE
  HIGHEST RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TYPICALLY OCCURRING IN A 4 HOUR
  WINDOW CENTERED AT LOW TIDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS
ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES
AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND
SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...
DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF
YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND
BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY
AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. 

&&

$$

47

Beach Hazards Statements in South Carolina, 2015Beach Hazards Statements in North Carolina, 2015Every beach hazards statement in 2015

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.